Privacy & Cookie Policy

This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how Ekmar Turizm Ticaret A.Ş. (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, protects, and manages your personal data and uses cookies on ekmaryachting.com.

PART I — PRIVACY POLICY

1. Data We Collect

  • Contact & Inquiry Details: Name, email, phone number, travel dates, guest counts, and personal preferences/messages provided through our forms.
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and basic usage analytics collected automatically.

2. How We Use Your Data

  • To respond to your inquiries and prepare customized yacht charter proposals.
  • To process, secure, and manage bookings and charter agreements.
  • To optimize and improve our website’s functionality and user experience.
  • To comply with statutory legal obligations.

We never sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data to perform steps at your request prior to entering a charter contract, to pursue our legitimate business interests in delivering luxury charter services, and to comply with applicable laws in the Republic of Türkiye.

4. Sharing of Information

We may share necessary booking details with yacht owners, captains, or vessel operators solely required to fulfill your charter, as well as trusted infrastructure providers (such as hosting, security, and communication tools) acting on our behalf under strict confidentiality terms.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the operational purposes outlined above or as mandated by statutory tax and maritime retention laws. Afterward, all data is securely purged or anonymized.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, as well as object to its processing. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

7. Data Security

Our website is served over secure HTTPS encryption and protected by industry-standard technical and organizational security measures. However, no electronic transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure.

PART II — COOKIE POLICY

8. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you browse a website. They enable core site functionality, enhance performance, and remember your preferences over time.

9. Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Mandatory for fundamental website operations, including navigation, contact forms, session state, and CSRF protection. The site cannot function properly without these.
  • Security Cookies: Deployed by security services like Cloudflare or bot protection mechanisms to distinguish human visitors from automated threats.
  • Performance & Analytics Cookies: Help us aggregate anonymized metrics on site usage to continuously refine our user experience.

10. Third-Party Services

We utilize trusted third-party providers (such as Cloudflare) for operational security and content delivery, which may set functional cookies necessary for performance and protection.

11. Managing & Disabling Cookies

You can manage, block, or clear cookies via your web browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may impact your ability to submit inquiry forms or view fleet details correctly.

PART III — CONTACT & INQUIRIES

Questions or requests regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy? Reach out to us directly: